black snakeroot
noun
a tall bugbane, Cimicifuga racemosa, of the buttercup family, of eastern North America, having thin, tapering, toothed or deeply cut leaflets and branched clusters of small, white flowers.
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What does “clement” mean?
Also called black cohosh.
Origin of black snakeroot
An Americanism dating back to 1690–1700
Words nearby black snakeroot
black skimmer, blacksmith, blacksmithing, black smoker, blacksnake, black snakeroot, Blacksplain, black spot, black spruce, black squall, black squirrel
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